Waist Deep is one of the biggest disappointments, i've watched in some time. I usually enjoy Tyrese Gibson, here the whole movie is beneath him. I'm not racist, far from it actually, but this movie wound up grating me like crazy. I enjoy films of this genre, but this film is utterly moronic, with not one believable performance in the movie. I understand the situation O2 was in, but with the stuff he was pulling, to get that money, he was almost resorting to there level!. The dialog is your typical gangster talk. Hearing them all talk that way, almost every 5 minutes ,was giving me a headache. I understand there heritage, but for god's sakes, use some English!. The film laughably tries to give us a shocking moment, by cutting off someone's arm, where it just came off repulsive more then anything else. The film's ending is typically happy with the cheesy music thrown in there for good measure. The problem was, I didn't care what happened to them, I honestly didn't. Waist Deep provides plenty of noise ,plenty of shootouts,but when all was said and done, I was too busy being bored, to really care.
Performances. Tyrese Gibson is a competent actor, when given a decent script. Here however, he can't do much with. We are given snippets of his past life, but not enough to really make the character, one we can root for. That's not his fault either, he does adequate, with what he is given. Meagan Good is good looking, but her character is beyond grating. Her chemistry with Tyrese was okay I guess. Larenz Tate is OK as Lucky. He was just another gangster for me. The Game should stick to rapping, plain and simple.
Bottom Line. Waist Deep, was a painful experience. I expected much more, and got a lot less then I bargained for. Others may get a kick out of this one, but I personally don't recommend it.
3/10
Performances. Tyrese Gibson is a competent actor, when given a decent script. Here however, he can't do much with. We are given snippets of his past life, but not enough to really make the character, one we can root for. That's not his fault either, he does adequate, with what he is given. Meagan Good is good looking, but her character is beyond grating. Her chemistry with Tyrese was okay I guess. Larenz Tate is OK as Lucky. He was just another gangster for me. The Game should stick to rapping, plain and simple.
Bottom Line. Waist Deep, was a painful experience. I expected much more, and got a lot less then I bargained for. Others may get a kick out of this one, but I personally don't recommend it.
3/10